Georgia ends ATP Cup tennis tournament with "historic" win over Uruguay
Tweet 
Share
Georgia's national tennis team ended their appearance at the newly launched ATP Tour competition in Australia with a win over Uruguay, with Nikoloz Basilashvili and Aleksandre Metreveli earning the result for the squad at the high-profile event.
In Perth, Georgia's top-ranked player Basilashvili (World No. 26) spent little over two hours to record a 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 win over his rival Pablo Cuevas on Wednesday, capping Team Georgia's successful result when combined with Metreveli's victory in the other game.
Georgia's Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport called the win "historic", noting the squad's first appearance at the prestigious competition.
The latter took even less time to come out on top against Franco Roncadelli in his win, taking the two sets 6-2, 6-1 and recording his second successful fixture in tour-level matches.
Basilashvili called his round an "interesting match" and told ATP reporters he was "happy with how I played today". He also shared his enjoyment at the teamwork-oriented games of the Australian-hosted event, mentioning a doubles win over Japan by him and Metreveli earlier in the week.
In the doubles section Cuevas and Ariel Bahar reversed the individual outcomes, defeating Metreveli and Aleksandre Bakshi, another member of the travelling Georgian squad, with a score 6-2, 6-2.
Team Georgia's two individual wins swayed the results however and placed them third in Group B, behind pool winners Spain, with Japan in second.
Organisers have promoted ATP Cup as "the most exciting new tournament in tennis", inviting top players like Andy Murray, Nick Kyrgios and ... to take part.
In the format, 24 countries are involved in fixtures held in Brisbane, Perth and Sydney over 10 days of competition, "culminating in the winner-takes-all Final Eight" in Sydney. This year's contest is set to close on January 12.
Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili has marked a new high in his playing career after reaching the world no. 18 spot in the Association of Tennis Professionals ranking last weekend.
Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili has reached quarterfinals of the ongoing Dubai Tennis Championships after defeating world no. 18 Roberto Bautista Agut on Wednesday.
Nikoloz Basilashvili has made tennis history for Georgia by becoming the country’s first player to claim an ATP World Tour title for the third time today. This is Basilashvili’s second victory in a row at the Humburg European Open championship.
Nikoloz Basilashvili has made tennis history for Georgia by becoming the country’s first player to claim an ATP World Tour title on Sunday.
Georgia's young tennis talents Nino Natsvlishvili and Tata Gagoshidze swept winner prizes in both singles and doubles category at the International Tennis Federation Junior Championships in Dubai on the weekend.
Georgian figure skating pair of Alina Butaeva and Luka Berulava, has claimed its first historic bronze at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Tbilisi City Court has set 100,000 GEL bail for the world acclaimed Georgian tennis player Nikoloz Basilashvili, who has been charged with violence against his ex-wife in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.However, his lawyer Irma Tchkadua said Basilashvili denies the charges against him.
Georgia’s number one tennis player Nikoloz Basilashvili, who was charged with violence against his ex-wife Neli Dorokashvili yesterday and was released on 100,000 GEL bail, says he did not use violence against her.
Georgia’s top tennis player, Nikoloz Basilashvili, who has been charged with violence again his ex-wife Neli Dorokashvili and is now on bail, intends to sue his ex-wife for defamation if a court finds him innocent, Basilashvili’s lawyer has told Georgian media outlets.